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Dear Friends, I’m excited to welcome the newest addition to the Morimoto family of restaurants in New York City, Momosan Ramen & Sake. We opened for our first dinner on Friday, April 8th and our lunch service started on Monday, April 11th. The restaurant is named after the nickname that some of my staff gave me […]

Dear Friends, I had the great opportunity last week to be a part of the Outside Lands Festival at Golden Gate Park. This festival brings together music, food, wine, beer, art and comedy. I got to bring together my love of sushi rolling, teaching others proper sushi rolling techniques and singing all into one. I […]

Dear Friends, I recently received one of the greatest honors of my life. I was asked to join White House executive chef Cris Comerford and executive pastry chef Susan Morrison to create a one-of-a-kind menu for the State Dinner honoring Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Japan’s first lady Akie Abe. Together we blended a combination […]

Dear Friends, I want to share with you all the latest addition to the Morimoto family: Our new sake and shochu bar at Morimoto Napa called Momosan Bar. At the new bar we focus on serving them in a very traditional style where the sake is poured in a glass inside a masu box. We […]

Dear Friends, Thank you to everyone that sent me birthday wishes for my 60th birthday. I celebrated my birthday at the opening of the new Momosan Bar at Morimoto Napa. Momosan Bar focuses on traditional Sake and Shochu service, where the sake is poured in a glass inside a Masu box. Momosan Bar also offers a variety […]

Dear Friends, This Friday, January 9th at 9pm EST/8pm CST, you can catch me on the new episode of CBS’s Hawaii Five-O. I was so honored to be asked to be a guest star on the show for a second time. On this episode, McGarrett asks me to help train Kamekona to beat Chef Sam Choy […]

Dear Friends, To add some extra spice and fun to the holidays my Executive Pastry Chef Manabu from Morimoto South Beach and I put together some new cakes to celebrate the holidays. The first is Chef Manabu’s strawberry sponge cake topped with fresh strawberries and whipped cream. Chef Manabu also made a special Yulelog Cake. I […]

Dear Friends, The weather is starting to get a little colder, which means fall is almost here. With fall comes one of my favorite events, the Food Network’s New York City Wine and Food Festival, Oct. 16-19. The annual festival benefits two great charities, the Food Bank of New York City and Share Our Strength’s No Kid […]

Dear Friends, It’s one of my favorite times of year, it’s US Open Tennis Championships time! Once again, I’m serving up my hand crafted sushi at ACES restaurant in the Arthur Ashe Stadium. In addition to sushi, the restaurant also brings fans the freshest local seafood specialties like Montauk Wild Striped Sea Bass and Sweet Garlic-Lime Shrimp. […]